CVE-2012-3467

Description

Apache QPID 0.14, 0.16, and earlier uses a NullAuthenticator mechanism to authenticate catch-up shadow connections to AMQP brokers, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.72% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1352992
http://secunia.com/advisories/50186 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54954 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1279.html vendor advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/QPID-3849
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77568 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1277.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50698 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=836276
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/09/6 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3467?
CVE-2012-3467 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3467?
To fix CVE-2012-3467, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3467 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-3467 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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